Fish
A fish is any of numerous cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates of the superclass Pisces, characteristically having fins, gills, and a streamlined body and including specifically:
a. Any of the class Osteichthyes, having a bony skeleton.
b. Any of the class Chondrichtyhes, having a cartilaginous skeleton and including the sharks, rays, and skates.
(Reference: Dictionary.com)
Collections:
- Cornell Fish Collection (Cornell University)
- Ichthyology Collection (Ichthyology Dept, Museum of comparative Zoology, Harvard University)
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography (La Jolla, California)
- University of Washington Fish Collection
Taxonomic References:
- FishBase (fish species directory) & LarvalBase (Laval species directory)
- Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia (U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Nutrition and Seafood Products Research Center)
- The Fish List (A checklist of Marine and Estuarine Fishes of the Northeast Pacific (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Research:
Other Links:
- American Fisheries Society (AFS) - Western Division - Alaska Chapter
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- EcoFOCI Home Page (NOAA: PMEL & AFSC)
- EcoFOCI Publications List
- International Pacific Halibut Commission
- Laboratory of Ichthyology (Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia)
- REFM's Stock Assessment Home Page (NOAA/REFM)
- The WorldFish Center
Educational Links:
- Alaska Rockfish Matching Games
For kids (NOAA/AFSC) - Fish FAQs (NOAA/Northeast Fisheries Science Center NFSC)
- Fishing Methods and By Catch (OceanLink)
- Food Web (OceanLink)
- Habits of Northern Pacific Marine Fish Exercise for kids (NOAA/PFEL)
- How hot tuna (and some sharks) stay warm - NSF Press Release 05-187
- Monterey Bay Aquarium:
- Wild vs. Farmed Salmon (EWG)
Publication Links:
PMEL Publications on fish:
Listed below are direct links to abstracts of PMEL articles relating to fish beginning 1968 to the present, using PMEL's Publication Information Search Engine: